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buckhorn
Definition of buckhorn
1 : the horn of a buck; often : the substance of such a horn knives with buckhorn handles
2 : deerhorn 2
3a : cinnamon fern b less commonly buckhorn plantain (1) : narrow-leaved plantain (2) : a Eurasian plantain (Plantago coronopus) sometimes grown for its slightly bitter lobed leaves (3) : large-bracted plantain
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Origin and Etymology of buckhorn
Middle English, from buck + horn
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